The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-18
MISCELLANEOUS.


make full confessionP' Policeman
mo, sir. He made the confession
when he was full. "-PatIGdelphiG Cali.
The Norfolk Ne,cs tells of a young
man named Charles Swedenburg who
is charged with stealing fifty-two dol
lars from his widowed mother. He has
not been examined. He can never be-
successfully examined without the aid.
of microscope.
"A beautiful geyser has belehed,
forth at the Upper Basin, near Man,
moth Hot Springs. Wyoming. 1t throws
a stream into the air $50 feet in height
1t is located two hundred yards from
the Spasmatic, and is one of the grand
est on the formation.
-''Jenkins-"Don't you enjoy tho
conversation of Blufkins? 1 think hinns
an inimitable talker." Smith-''O, yes,
like it; but there is one thing he can't.
do that 1 would enjoy much more. ~
J-"What is that?" S.-"Keep his
mouth shut. boston Budget.
Quite number of persons crossed
the Arkansas river the other day at
Garden City to see herd of buffalo
now grazing on the prairies. There
are about thirty young calves and one
or two cows in the herd. The owner
intends making an effort to cross them
with domestic cattle.
John D. Van Gordon, sixty-nine>
years of aye, of Dingman's Ferry, Pike.
County, Pa, was killed by bee sting
on the wrist Wednesday morning. A.
few moments after he was stung the
pain became so intense that he started
for the house. As he entered the door
he groaned: 30, I'm going to der
and immediately expired.
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Since they reduced fares to FIVE
cents the Philadelphia street railroads
have been able to declare increased
dividends. They are just now finding
out how much they lost by keeping
fares at six cents. The elevated roads
in New York are having a similar ex--
perience and the talk of abolishing
five-cent fares is declared to be without
foundation.
-"Making good resolutions and then.
breaking them ruin man 5 character.
said Bjenks, philosOphically. land I'm
not going to ruin my character in that
way any more" 20. my DEAR" said
Mrs. Bjenks, I'm so glad to hear you,
say that. You won't break your good
resolutions after this, will you. dear?''
No, my darling" said Bjenks. heroic
ally. Il won't. After this I'm not go
ing to make any."-JournaI of Educa-
tiOn.
Quite strange phenomenon was
seen in Mr.. Butts poultry yard at
Orlando, Fla, day OF two ago. A
small chicken was seen waddling
around swelled out to the shape of a
huge puff bail, and terribly distorted,
apparently by some watery hImor-
The anxious owner thought it had the
dropsy, and at once proceeded to tap it
with a razor, when it was found to be
inflated with air. How the chick hap
pened to get in that fix nobody knows.
AN Americus, Ga. gentleman says:
''Last Thussday evening l saw a Curl
osity in the shape of sand cloud. It
appeared to be about 500 feet high and
looked like an inverted funnel. The,
base seemed to be forty or fifty yards
wide, and its apex extended to point
some 500 feet high. 1t was whirling-
with frightful rapidity, and went
straight up out of sight 1t roared like
train of cars, which thought it was
until / saw the cloud. 1t was about
two and half miles northwest of Amer
icus
Little Nellie. five years old, went
to walk on Sunday afternoon with her
parents. The party strolled along the
bank of the reservoir, concerning the
use of which Nellie asked many ques-
tons. While they were there small,
boys straw hat was blown off his head
into the reservoir and fished out, with
no little difficulty, with the aid of a.
long pole. That evening at supper as
Nellie was drinking water from glass.
she asked: 'Is this water the same as.
the water up in the reservoir YES,
dear" Nellie smacked her lips in an
experimental way, and with slight.
expression of displeasure. Well"
she said, 81 think it tastes some of a-
straw hat. boston Transcript.